Join ChurchLife Host, Leonard DeLorenzo as he talks to Mary Mirrione, National Director, CGSUSA. Mary talks about the relationship between God and the child, and the importance of hands-on materials for encountering the world in the light of the Gospel. What if you could prepare an environment where the child is able to entrust themselves to the love of God for their entire lives? That would be religious formation for the whole of their life, even through adulthood.   > read more

Maria Montessori was a deeply devout Catholic and a daily communicant. She believed her method was firmly grounded in the Gospel even as it was based on science since indeed the two could never contradict each other, as St. Thomas Aquinas taught. She fostered the development of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, a religious instruction program using her methods, which has also shown amazing results in bringing children to know and love the Lord.   > read more

Join us for this seminar on how we can best serve the child in the atrium through their personal work. Saturday, June 9, 2018 from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm at the National Office for the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd located at 7655 East Main St. in Scottsdale, Arizona. The cost is $35.00 a person and includes lunch. Email Lisa at lisakelley@cgsusa.org for a registration information today!   Download Document

Western Pennsylvania Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Regional Gathering Saturday, June 2, 2018 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Saint Fidelis Parish 125 Buttercup Rd Butler, PA 16001 Cost is $25, which includes lunch Contact Amanda Kramer for more information wpacgs@gmail.com 724-482-2362   > read more

The McGrath Institute for Church Life invites leaders in Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, parish catechesis, and Catholic educators to the Church Life Summer Institute 2018 symposium, "The Sacramental Catechist." These study days will focus on the renewal of liturgical and sacramental catechesis in the parish, diocese, school, and family. Using the theological and methdological insights of Sofia Cavalletti, we will think about sacramental pedagogy for the 21st century.   > read more

Our beloved, Dr. Silvana Quattrocchi Montanaro, MD, has died peacefully passing into life with the Good Shepherd on the feast of Good Friday, March 30, 2018. Dr. Montanaro was a vital part of the Rome Atrium Team throughout the unfolding of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd and its content.   > read more